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E. REDMAN.

(No Model.)

VELOOIPEDE.

N0. 356,600. Patented Jan. 25, 1887.

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OF LONDON, ENGLAND, ASSIGNOR TO NIL-LIAM FISHER, OF SAME PLACE.

EDXVARD REDMAN,

VELOCIPEDE.

sPECIEICATION forming part of Letters Patent No.356,600, dated January 25, 1887.

Appiiratiin filed August 24, 18 6. Serial h'o. 211,714. (No model l 'Iatenied in England August 6, 1886, "No. 10,083.

To all whom it away concern.- teeth on thedisk or ring E; but when any im- Be it known that I, EDWARD REDMAN, a 1 pediment is met with on the road, and the revsuhject of the Queen of Great Britain and -lrcolution of the wheel is checked thereby, thus land, and a resident of London, England, have tending to throw the rider forward, lifting up invented an Improvement in Bicycles and the hinder wheel, and causing the fork to other Velocipcdes, (patented in England Aurake forward, this movement is immediately gust 6, 1886, No. 10,083,) of which the follow ing is a specification.

In bicycles of'nearly all descriptions, and in many other velocipedessuch, for example, as tricycles of the Humber type-a great evil is I experienced in that if the leading wheel or I wheels comes or come in contact with a stone or other impediment in its or their path the l precipitated for l i the ratchet-teeth on the disk or ring E,whereby the rider is secured to a very great extent from the danger of being precipitated forward, as is desired.

In this apparatus as thus described, when all the meeting parts are made of metal, and are not covered with any other material, there may be, and generally will be, a slight clicking noise as the pawl travels over the ratchetteeth while the bicycle is progressing; and, if desired, 1 can obviate this disadvantage, if it be so deemed, in the following manner: Another disk or ring, F, is secured on the outer side of the flange D of the hub of the drivingwheel, which may be larger than the aforesaid disk or ring E, or, as is preferable, may be somewhat smaller than the same, as is shown in the drawing, or may be of an equal size therewith, and on the outer periphery of this disk or-ring E are formed a series of corrugations or indentations corresponding in number to the ratchet-teeth on the disk or ring E, and an arm, H, is attached to or formed with the pawl G, which arm H bears on these corrugations or indentations of the disk or ring F. These corrugations or indentations and the arm are so proportioned and formed that the pawl shall not rest on the ratchet-teeth, but shall always move just clear of the backs of the same, and shall be raised to pass over the oints thereof, and thereafter shall be allowed to fall into the recesses following the same, but shall not strike on the back of the next tooth; and as these corrugations or indenta tions are rounded off, as shown in the drawin g, so that the arm shall continuously beborne thereby, no noise will be created; but when required, as aforesaid, the pawl shall always be capable of immediately engaging the front of one of the ratchet-teeth, as is desired. Both these aforesaid disks or rings may either be made separately, and be secured on the flange of the hub of the wheel, or may be formed therewith, as may be desired, and the whole appararider is in danger of being ward, in consequence of the wheel or wheels being suddenly checked by the impediment.

Now,the object of this my invention is to obviate and remedy to a very great extent, if not altogether, this evil, of which the usual symptom and expression is the lifting up of the hinder wheel of the velocipede, whereby the fork or front frame thereof is caused to rake forward, and thus by this my invention I secure the rider, to a very 'reat extent, from 23 the aforesaid danger. I carry out this ObJGCi} by attaching a pawl to a bracket on the fork, and causing this pawl to engage a series of ratchetteeth by the side of the flange of the hub of theleading-wheel in such a manner that, when the velocipede is properly proceeding forward, the pawl travels over the ratchet teeth; but when a check is experienced, and the fork or front frame tends to rake forward, the pawl is immediately engaged and pre vents this movement.

In order to explain my invention, I refer to the accompanying drawing, in which I have shown so much of a bicycle as will exhibit my apparatus. 1

On the lower part of the fork A, in a convenient position, I secure a bracket, B, to the end whereof is pivoted or jointed the pawl G. On the outer side of the flange D of the hub of the driving-wheel, and concentric therewith, I secure a disk or ring, E, the outer periphery of which is formed with ratchet-teeth, into which ratohetteeth the pawl G can engage. Therefore, when the bicyoleis proceedmg forward in the normal manner, the pawl (3 travels easily and freely over the ratchet checked by the pawl C bearing against one of v t-us may be placed on one side of the bicycle, I have above described, so that it can be ap+ V or on both sides thereof, as maybe deemedex-l plied to bicycles and other velocipedes which pedient. have already been constructed in anyof the In the same manner this my improvement well-known ways.

5 may be applied to other velocipedes whenever I claim as my invention 30 a and wherever it may be required, and no fur- 1. The-combination of the fork of a bicycle ther description is or can be necessary to exor other velocipede,bracketB,securedthereto, plain the same. and pawl pivoted to the bracket with the hub I would also state that I consider the posi- I of thewheel provided with a ratchet disk or Io tions, proportions, shapes, and dimensions of ring, substantially as and for the purpose de- 35 thereto, for the pawl C and the arm H,-if any,

the bracket B, the pawl O, and the armH, if scribed.

any, as shown in the drawing, are the best and 2. The combination of the wheel ofa bicycle most convenient and effective for carrying out or other velocipede having a ratchet disk or my aforesaid object; but 1 do not limit myself ring and a corrugated disk or ring, F, with the frame carrying a pawl provided with an '40 may be formed and constructed to engage on arm, H, substantially as and for the purpose their respective disks or rings E and Fin any described.

positions, and the bracket B would be con- In testimony whereof I havesigned my name structed and formed and secured on the fork I to this specification in the presence of two subizo or frame A in accordance therewith. scribing witnesses.

I am aware that it has heretofore been pro- T t posed to provide bicycles'with ratchets to pre- 1 EDVQ ARD vent the frame from overrunning the wheel I Vitnesses: and precipitating the rider; but I believe it to WVILLIAM FISHER,

2: be new to construct the device in the manner i JAS. HART. 

